The effects of season and shrub-grass combination on the fodder quality of three agroforestry plant species grown in Maseno, Western Kenya
1994
Mengich, Edward Kibet | Dr. Ballard, T. M. (Research supervisor) | Dr. Koshy, Mathew | Oteino, Harry (Maseno National Agroforestry Research Centre)
An experiment to study the effect of season and shrub-grass combinations on the fodder quality of Leucaena leucocephala, Calliandra calothyrsus, and Pennisetum purpureum, was established at Maseno, Western Kenya. Napier grass is suitable for providing the basic ration, while trees and shrubs have a significant potential as high nutrient supplements to conventional animal feeds. These can be conveniently established as tree or shrub-grass combinations. The objectives of this study were to 1. compare the fresh leafy biomass, dry matter, crude protein, acid detergent fibre (ADF) and macronutrient element contents of Leucaena leucocephala, Calliandra calothyrsus and Pennisetum purpureum grown in Western Kenya; 2.study the fluctuations in the nutrient values of the three fodder crops with season; 3.study the nutrient content changes when the species are established as tree-grass mixtures or as pure stands. Methods, materials, results and recommendations are discussed in detail in this thesis.
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